<p>We are going to London in the spring. Anyone have an accommodation recommendation? </p>
<p>We lean toward smaller, boutique hotels, B&Bs. Something that is good value, centrally located and close to the tube is perfect. But we’re open to other ideas. Thanks.</p>
<p>Not at all a smaller, boutique hotel or b&b - quite the opposite in fact (think plain, basic, big, motel like) - but clean and basic good central location, walking distance to a lot of major sites (it is right next to the London Eye and places such as St. Pauls, Tower of London, Buckingham palace, Westminster Abbey are an easy walk) and is a very reasonable price for central London.</p>
<p>Premier Inn London County Hall</p>
<p>Just checked the price and it has gone up a lot since I stayed there 2 1/2 years ago. It is 130pounds a night (it was 92pounds when I went there in summer 2006). Probably still reasonable for the location.</p>
<p>Thanks Swimcatsmom, we’ll check it out. I love central locations and good value. </p>
<p>Any other suggestions out there?</p>
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<p>Jurys Kensington…it’s a nice cozy place with a full breakfast…quaint but nice and not all that costly relatively speaking. </p>
<p>We stayed at the Holiday Inn London-Kensington Forum and it was nice.It’s not small or quaint…but if you need a room for three it works fine.</p>
<p>We like Tripadvisor.com for reviews, too–though you have to realize that some reviewers have different priorities and standards than you might have (I notice that lots of people don’t like to walk!). In the summer of 2006 we stayed in the Olympia Hilton on Kensington High Street, about a 15- 20-minute walk from the Kensington tube station and on a good bus line. We paid $100 per room per night on Priceline–half price. The rooms were small but just fine. We always prefer smaller boutique hotels, too, but on that trip our priority was to find the best price in an acceptable hotel. (Though it’s a Hilton, the Olympia is small.)</p>
<p>By the way both hotels I noted in Kensington were a VERY short walk to the Kensington Tube station (the Holiday Inn KF is a block away)…and both are very convenient to the Kensington shops and restaurants. It’s a great walking neighborhood.</p>
<p>The Gallery–South Kensington. Not inexpensive, but good value for rather luxurious surroundings.</p>
<p>How many will be in your party? If there’ll be more than 3 you generally need to get 2 rooms in Europe which makes the already high cost for hotels double. We stayed at the Holiday Inn (I think Bloomsbury or Kings Cross/Bloomsbury) because it could handle 4 to a room which brought down the cost. It was within walking distance of central London but central London really isn’t that big.</p>
<p>Some hotel chains in the UK with less expensive rooms but still okay (but no character) are Travelodge and Premier Travel Inn. </p>
<p>Make sure you check on the point of how many per room. When traveling around Scotland a couple years ago we usually ended up at B&Bs and would just find one that could accommodate us reasonably. Even if we ended up in 2 rooms the price wasn’t as high as a typical hotel and it was usually nicer. We didn’t have any reservations anywhere since we were just wandering around the country and would just knock on doors with the B&B sign and check them out.</p>
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<p>This made me chuckle. I don’t think ANYTHING in London is inexpensive. Agreed with UCSD dad…the Holiday Inn one room arrangement was less costly than the two rooms we would have needed for three of us at one of the European hotels.</p>
<p>We love The John Howard on Queen’s Way in Kensington. Not cheap but centrally located, near tube station, walking distance to Harrod’s, and across the street from the Gore and its lovely restaurant.</p>
<p>I have stayed here (I personally prefer an apartment when I travel, unless I can afford a top-of-the line hotel).</p>
<p>The location is amazing (Covent Gardens), the furnishings comfortable, and the price very reasonable. There is a 5 night minimum.</p>
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<p>D2 went to London on her fall break and we treated her to one night at the Gore Hotel (in Kensington). She stayed at a hostel in Kensington the rest of the time. I’d second the recommendation for Jurys. Dh and I went to London for our 25th wedding anniversary and stayed at Brown’s Hotel. It was wonderful, but not cheap. Go for tea–even if you don’t stay.</p>
<p>Good place to stay in London = oxymoron. :)</p>
<p>I highly reccommend the Millennium Bailey’s in Kensington. It is across the street from the Kensington tube station and is in a great part of town.</p>
<p>It has been a couple of years since we stayed here, but I seem to remember that we had our breakfast included which is a big savings in London as food is expensive. There was also a small grocery store across the street where we stocked up on water and snacks when our kids were with us.</p>
<p>We have stayed in this hotel twice and loved it both times!</p>